Tuesday

Apr 28, 2015 at 11:14 PM

Riding the arm of its sensational sophomore pitcher, Oakleaf is headed to its first softball regional final.

Kelsey Sweatt fired her first career no-hitter and Rebecca Koskey drove in the lone run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Knights edged visiting Milton 1-0 in the Region 1-6A semifinals on Tuesday.

Sweatt struck out 12 for the Knights (18-11), who advanced to Friday's final at Creekside.

"I know the kids are excited about it, hopefully we can keep this thing going, they deserve it," said Oakleaf coach Christina Thompson.

Creekside (24-5) used a three-run burst in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Bartram Trail 5-4.

Jen Miller tied the score with a double, then raced home from second with the winning run after a throwing error to lead Creekside back from a 4-2 deficit.

Alexis Schivley earned the win for the Knights with four innings of relief. Brooke Barlow had a home run for the Bears (22-7).

REGION 1-7A

Lindsey Devitt hit her eighth homer of the season and Atlantic Coast beat rival Fleming Island for the third consecutive time, 5-3. The Stingrays (24-5) will host either Niceville or Tate in Friday's regional final. Taylor Bauman struck out five for Atlantic Coast. Jordan Hunt homered for Fleming (23-5).

REGION 1-5A

Macy Jackson struck out nine and Baker County held off Clay (23-6) for a 2-1 win.

The Wildcats advanced to Friday's regional final at home against Suwannee. Baker (21-4) pushed across the winning run in the top of the fifth inning on a groundout by Madison Kennedy, and Jackson took things from there.

REGION 1-4A

Ariel McCullough pitched a two-hitter as West Nassau advanced to a regional final for the third time in four years, defeating Bishop Snyder 2-1. Peyton Guerrin had two hits and Kenzie Padgett drove in a run for the Warriors (16-12). They host Walton on Friday.